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Islam Contribution to Science World

Astronomy The most precise solar calendar, superior to the Julian, is the Jilali, devised under the supervision of Umar Khayyam. The Quran contains many references to astronomy: "And it is He who created the night and the day and the sun and the moon; all [heavenly bodies] in an orbit are swimming." [Noble Quran 21:33] These references, and the injunctions to learn, inspired the early Muslim scholars to study the heavens. They integrated the earlier works of the Indians, Persians and Greeks into a new synthesis. Ptolemy's Almagest (the title as we know it today is actually Arabic) was translated, studied and criticized. Many new stars were discovered, as we see in their Arabic names - Algol, Deneb, Betelgeuse, Rigel, Aldebaran. Astronomical tables were compiled, among them the Toledan tables, which were used by Copernicus, Tycho Brahe and Kepler

Penelitian : Ternyata Tumbuhan Juga Saling Berkomunikasi

Penelitian menyimpulkan bahwa tumbuhan ternyata saling berkomunikasi. Para peneliti memodifikasi gen kubis yang memicu keluarnya gas saat permukaan tanaman dipotong atau dilubangi. Modifikasi gen itu demi membuktikan bahwa tanaman "saling berbicara". Peneliti menambahkan luciferase protein ke DNA sehingga emisi tanaman 'dapat dipantau di depan kamera. Luciferase protein menimbulkan cahaya kunang-kunang dalam gelap. Tanaman kubis yang daunnya dipotong dengan gunting mulai memancarkan gas - jasmonat metil - yang 'memberitahu' tumbuhan di lain bahwa ada bahaya di sekitar mereka. Dua tanaman kubis di dekat tanaman yang dipotong itu menerima pesan untuk melindungi diri. Mereka melindungi diri dengan memproduksi bahan kimia beracun pada daun untuk menangkis predator seperti ulat. Ini adalah untuk pertama kalinya proses tersebut tertangkap kamera. Para ilmuwan mengatakan penelitian itu makin memperbesar dugaan bahwa semua tanaman berkomunikasi satu

Emerging of Nano Technology: Size of the Small, the High Strength

Nanotechnology is now increasingly rapid development. Nanometer itself means one by one billionth of a meter, so the technology is also related to the creation of small objects. In it joined the physics, engineering, molecular biology, and chemistry. Albert Einstein himself, as part of his doctoral dissertation, to calculate the size of a sugar molecule from experimental data. The results of each molecule is about one nanometer. Nearly one hundred years later, has become the agenda nanometer many researchers.

What Causes Asbestos Cancer

Asbestos cancer is referred to as such because development of mesothelioma is conclusively linked to asbestos exposure. Asbestos is a fibrous mineral that was used for centuries in a number of different industrial capacities and asbestos jobsites. While it was quite useful, unfortunately it was also carcinogenic, leading to mostasbestos products being banned in the late 1970's. Pleural mesothelioma is caused by inhaled asbestos fibers which lodge in the pleura and lung wall. Because they are quite durable, they cannot be broken down by chemical means or expelled by other body functions.

Short Descripton About Mesothelioma Diagnosis

How do medical professionals diagnose mesothelioma? If you believe that you may have mesothelioma, a qualified medical professional will use a variety of diagnostic tests and methods to confirm the presence of the disease. The first step that mesothelioma doctors will take in evaluating an asbestos related disease is to obtain a full medical history to determine the level and severity of mesothelioma risk factors and presenting mesothelioma symptoms. This interview will consider among other things, where asbestos exposure occurred, the length of exposure and the amount of asbestos that you were exposed to.

Cancer Patient With Divine Cigarettes From Malang

From Jakarta Post of May 19, 2010, report claimed that it has, to a point, successfully treated cancer patients by way of smoking “Divine Cigarettes.” These modified cigarettes are the brain child of Greta Zahar, a nano-chemistry scientist who has been helping thousands of patients suffering from this killer disease. Her research had a time span of at least more than a decade. Her Divine Cigarettes help to detoxify the ailing system of the cancer patient. It aids in particular detoxification of dangerous metals in the blood stream like, mercury for instance. She has dubbed it the ‘balur’ process.